By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer The Arizona Cardinals are a team in desperate need of a spark. They stumbled into the playoffs with a 1-4 mark over the past five games. J.J. Watt and his bionic shoulder might be able to provide it. The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year is trying to
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has requested an interview and records from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. He says he will not cooperate, claiming the investigation is not legitimate and accusing the panel of “abuse of power.” The committee is seeking
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say two of the men arrested in connection with the slaying of rapper Young Dolph had a history of violent crimes. Shelby County, Tennessee, District Attorney General Amy Weirich told a news conference Wednesday that 23-year-old Justin Johnson was held in juvenile custody after he
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected newly drawn district maps that retained Republican supermajorities in both state legislative chambers. A divided court ruled Wednesday the Ohio Redistricting Commission must redraw the boundaries in compliance with a 2015 constitutional amendment within 10 days. That amendment mandated
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The low point in co-owner John Mara’s more than 30-year association with the New York Giants was seeing the struggles in a four-win season that led to the retirement of general manager Dave Gettleman and the firing of coach Joe Judge. Mara spoke less
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — As many as 200 students walked out of Brooklyn Tech High School Tuesday to demand New York City offer remote learning. The students say the spike in COVID cases after the holiday worries them. Some say the access to at-home
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota has repeatedly made it clear that former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election in a fair process. But when he brought that message to a national audience this week, he faced backlash from the former president. Rounds says
Continue ReadingBy Marc Cota-Robles Click here for updates on this story WALNUT PARK, California (KABC) — A young off-duty Los Angeles police officer was shot and killed during what is believed to be an armed robbery attempt in Walnut Park Monday evening. The shooting happened near 87th and Beach streets around 9:16 p.m., according to the
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Two of New Jersey’s big stated priorities — protecting the environment, and keeping minority communities from being overburdened with pollution — are about to collide in a decision over a backup power plant that would kick in when a sewage treatment system gets knocked offline. The
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian government has lifted its ban on Twitter, seven months after the West African country’s more than 200 million people were shut out of the social media network. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director-general of the country’s National Information Technology Development Agency, said Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian government has lifted its ban on Twitter, seven months after the West African country’s more than 200 million people were shut out of the social media network. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director-general of the country’s National Information Technology Development Agency, said Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari
Continue ReadingBy Marc Cota-Robles Click here for updates on this story SOUTH EL MONTE, California (KABC) — The pandemic has made it tough for local museums, and on top of that, the American Military Museum in South El Monte also recently had to deal with a fire. Craig Michelson’s father, an officer in World War II,
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Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Minor Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — When Davis Construction was referred by a family member to Renee York two years ago, she says she thought they were trustworthy. She needed to get her roof repaired, and after paying the company over $8,000 through her insurance, she’s now left
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — En una entrevista en video con el sitio web Gazeta Brasil, el presidente Jair Bolsonaro minimizó la amenaza de la variante ómicron, incluso insinuando que es “bienvenida”. “Ómicron se ha extendido por todo el mundo, como dicen los mismos que realmente saben que tiene una gran capacidad de propagación pero con
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Continue ReadingWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski won’t coach in Wednesday night’s game at Wake Forest due to an undisclosed illness. The school announced that the retiring Hall of Famer won’t be on the sideline due to a “non-COVID-related virus.” Associate head coach Jon Scheyer will be acting head coach for the eighth-ranked Blue Devils
Continue ReadingBy Les Krifaton Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — It’s a new solar farm that has the capacity to generate enough power for 60,000 homes. Townsite Solar had it’s ribbon cutting Tuesday at its location outside Boulder City. The entire project took about a year to complete. It included the
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Clark Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — A Scottsdale-based tech company, Trainual, says it will offer employees $5,000 to leave their job if they’re not totally happy after their first two weeks of work. The CEO, Chris Ronzio, says it’s a way to keep the folks who truly
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A Michigan teenager charged in a mass shooting that left four students dead at his high school and others wounded has made his first appearance in trial court. Fifteen-year-old Ethan Crumbley was arraigned Wednesday in Oakland County Circuit Court via video from the jail where he’s being held on first-degree
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